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Release: #3445
Date: December 22, 2005
Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report
as of Thursday,
December 22, 2005
Next Report will be issued on Thursday,
December 29, 2005 at 1:00 PM CST
For information concerning the storm click on
www.mms.gov
This survey reflects 48 companies’
reports as of 11:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. |
Districts |
Lake Jackson |
Lake Charles |
Lafayette |
Houma |
New Orleans |
Total |
Platforms Evacuated |
1 |
35 |
21 |
4 |
42 |
103 |
Rigs Evacuated |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oil, BOPD Shut-in |
722 |
39,645 |
46,565 |
46,756 |
278,999 |
412,687 |
Gas, MMCF/D Shut-In |
65.20 |
434.00 |
427.06 |
312.87 |
722.89 |
1,962.01 |
*These statistics reflect evacuations and shut-in production
from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (remaining)* |
Beginning Monday, December 12, 2005, MMS will issue
Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita Evacuation and Production Shut-in
Statistics twice a week. The report will be posted on the
www.mms.gov website at 2:00
p.m. EST on Mondays and Thursdays. In the last few days there has
been minimal improvement in the production numbers and this appears
to be a trend that will continue with incremental movement over the
next several months.
These evacuations are equivalent to 12.58% of 819
manned platforms and 0.00% of 134 rigs currently operating in the
Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Today’s shut-in oil production is 412,687 BOPD.
This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 27.51 % of the daily
oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5
million BOPD.
Today’s shut-in gas production is 1.962 BCFPD.
This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 19.62% of the daily gas
production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD.
The cumulative shut-in oil production for the
period 8/26/05-12/22/05 is 105,889,263 bbls, which is equivalent to
19.341% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately
547.5 million barrels).
The cumulative shut-in gas production
8/26/05-12/22/05 is 547.073 BCF, which is equivalent to 14.988 % of
the yearly production of gas in the GOM (approximately 3.65 TCF).
These cumulative numbers reflect updated
production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only
represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CST. If a company does not
report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information
release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production.
This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report
amount.
Shut-ins for oil and gas production are standard
procedures conducted by industry for safety reasons. Once facilities
have been inspected and all standard checks have been completed the
production for these facilities will be brought back on line.
The MMS will continue to update the shut-in
statistics at 1:00 PM CST on Mondays and Thursdays until these
statistics are no longer significant.
MMS, an agency of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, manages offshore oil and gas exploration as well as
renewable and alternative energy sources such as wind, wave, and
solar on 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments. The
OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of natural gas
produced domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS
collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal
and American Indian lands, and contributes to the Land and Water
Conservation Fund and other special use funds, with Fiscal Year 2005
disbursements of approximately $9.9 billion and more than $153
billion since 1982.
The MMS would like to inform everyone that it
activated its Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for
Hurricane Rita on Thursday, September 22nd. To contact the
MMS COOP team please call the COOP Operations Center at
(281) 873-1962.
All incidents caused by Hurricane Rita are
to be reported accordingly to the COOP team at the numbers
provided above or faxed to (281) 873-1962. MMS Employees
should use the phone numbers on the
GOM MMS Employee Emergency Information
page. |
Relevant Web
Site:
MMS Main Website
Media Contact:
Gary Strasburg
(202) 208-3985
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